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Past tense of beat

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khoff  +  606221 Sat, 06 Dec 08 02:36 AM

Hi, Anonymous -- I think it would be correct to use "beaten" in both your sentences. 

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Anonymous, 321 days ago
no it changes .. its beat in the past and beat in the present
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Anonymous, 274 days ago

thx

 

Anonymous, 259 days ago
That is how I showed up here also.  My English training tells me the past part. should be beaten.  However in US and in parts of Canada I hear the word beat used frequently.  In my mind that doesn't tell me it's correct, just that people more frequently drop the correct use of the word.
Anonymous, 189 days ago
 nope...it will be pronounced as (bet)
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